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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1898

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A Patriotic Yankee. Soldiers Insured

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 4 July 1898 · page 4

The action of Colonel Pope the head of the Pope Manufacturing Company, of Hartford (U.S.A.), in connection…

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Prospect of Another War

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 18 July 1898 · page 4

A possible, little war which, is lost sight of in the greater struggle between Spain and the United States (says the…

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Spain and America. Fall of Bantiago. America War Loan. London, July 15

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 18 July 1898 · page 2

FROM Washing on coins the official anuouncement the santiago has surrendered. General Total, who has be a in…

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The Cost of War

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 21 July 1898 · page 6

VERY few people have any idea of the enormous cost of naval warfare, even where a success is achieved. Thus the ARGUS recently contained an account of…

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Latest War News. London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 25 July 1898 · page 3

The naval attack by America on Spain was only made to cause the latter to submit. At present there is no sign of…

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War News. London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 29 July 1898 · page 5

The War party in the United States is averse to peace until Puerto Rice and Manila have been captured…

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Decorating a Brave Soldier

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 29 July 1898 · page 4

An amusing ancodote told in the 'Studio' shows that Horace Voinot was not merely an artist of genius, but a man of heart:…

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Latest War News. American's Terms of Peace. London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 1 August 1898 · page 2

The United States Cabinet has informed Spain that she must give two America all her island in the West Indies save Cabs…

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War News. London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 8 August 1898 · page 3

The Spaniarde are being hard pressed by the insurgents at Manilla. The Archbishop sought the…

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War News. London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 15 August 1898 · page 3

The peace protocol has. been signed Spain relinquishes her title to Cuba, and cedes Puerto Rico and…

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Latest War News. London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 19 August 1898 · page 5

Perfect order prevails at Manilla. The rebels are not allowed to enter the city unless unarmed. The Americans captured 12,000…

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Latest War News. London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 22 August 1898 · page 2

The inhabitants of Puert, Rico have become riotous. In attempting to take revenge upon Governor Masters they attacked the Spanish cafes and banks at…

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Closing Scenes of the War. Notes by Sea and Land

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 26 August 1898 · page 6

The Spanish ships in Manila Bay tell a pitiful and horrible tale, the poor old Castilla is the worst. She was a wooden cruiser, and all her…

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The Lessons of the Present War

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 2 September 1898 · page 3

Writing before the fall of, Santiago, Admiral Colomb says:— There are certain broad and…

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Importance of Ushant in an Anglo French War. St. James's Gazette

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 10 October 1898 · page 4

The exploits of English naval commanders in the old wars with France—wars of a century ago and less now seem to belong to ancient…

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The [?]-Naval Policy. War Against Commerce Her Traditional Method

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 4 November 1898 · page 5

The present strained feeling between Great Britain and the possibility of a war which most necesesatily of a war which…

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France and England "On a War Footing" London, November 7

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 11 November 1898 · page 3

The public are mystified as to the object of the British war preparations. The British coast forts and the foreign stations have been…

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France and England on a War Footing

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 17 November 1898 · page 6

THE public are mystified as to the object of the British war preparations. The British coast forts and the foreign stations have been provisioned for many…

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News from the Cape. the Magato War

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 19 December 1898 · page 4

Mr. C. Collings, late of Cooma sends the following from the Cape whence Mr. A Collings the writer's father, has gone for a holiday:—…

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